Feb 27 Taking Stock of Bach's Cantatas

You can buy all of Bach's cantatas, as some enterprising conductors have set to do just that, record them all! There was Harnoncourt, then Koopman, among others... I've really enjoyed the efforts lately of the Bach Pilgrimage (recorded in 2000) by John Eliot Gardiner, and the series by the Bach Collegium Japan. But, I've been buying here and there, and between different ensembles, what do I really own?
It was a quick project, which began by my listing of what I own, and who the conductor is. In turn, I'd buy up more, but try not to repeat too many of the cantatas in the new purchases. I'd started with a solid foundation in the Koopman cycle, but I was looking towards Suzuki and Gardiner for future purchases...

BWV

Conductor

1

Suzuki

2

Suzuki

3

Suzuki

4

Biondi

4

Koopman

5

Koopman

7

Gardiner

7

Biondi

7

Koopman

8

Gardiner

10

Koopman

12

Koopman

13

Suzuki

16

Suzuki

18

Biondi

18

Koopman

18

Gardiner

20

Gardiner

21

Koopman

22

Suzuki

23

Suzuki

27

Gardiner

28

Suzuki

30

Gardiner

31

Koopman

32

Suzuki

35

Herreweghe

36

Gardiner

36

Goebel

37

Koopman

38

Suzuki

41

Koopman

43

Biondi

43

Suzuki

47

Gardiner

48

Koopman

51

Gardiner

51

Rifkin

51

Goebel

54

Herreweghe

55

Biondi

57

Suzuki

59

Suzuki

61

Gardiner

61

Koopman

62

Gardiner

66

Koopman

66

Koopman

68

Suzuki

70

Koopman

71

Koopman

72

Suzuki

74

Suzuki

75

Gardiner

75

Suzuki

78

Rifkin

79

Suzuki

82

Biondi

84

Huggett

84

Gardiner

85

Suzuki

86

Koopman

87

Suzuki

88

Suzuki

91

Suzuki

92

Gardiner

94

Koopman

95

Gardiner

96

Gardiner

99

Gardiner

101

Suzuki

105

Suzuki

106

Koopman

110

Suzuki

113

Koopman

114

Gardiner

115

Koopman

116

Gardiner

121

Suzuki

126

Suzuki

127

Koopman

127

Suzuki

128

Suzuki

131

Koopman

132

Koopman

133

Suzuki

135

Suzuki

137

Suzuki

138

Gardiner

138

Koopman

139

Biondi

139

Koopman

140

Rifkin

144

Gardiner

146

Suzuki

148

Gardiner

150

Koopman

151

Suzuki

152

Koopman

153

Koopman

154

Koopman

161

Gardiner

164

Suzuki

166

Koopman

167

Gardiner

168

Suzuki

169

Gardiner

170

Herreweghe

170

Goebel

172

Koopman

173

Koopman

173

Suzuki

175

Suzuki

176

Suzuki

179

Suzuki

181

Gardiner

182

Koopman

183

Suzuki

184

Suzuki

185

Koopman

186

Suzuki

194

Koopman

196

Koopman

198

Koopman

198

Biondi

199

Koopman

201

Koopman

201

Goebel

201

Goebel

202

Huggett

202

Koopman

202

Goebel

203

Koopman

204

Koopman

205

Koopman

206

Goebel

206

Koopman

207

Goebel

207

Koopman

209

Koopman

209

Huggett

210

Koopman

210

Goebel

211

Koopman

212

Biondi

212

Koopman

214

Koopman

215

Koopman

227

Gardiner

524

Goebel

668

Gardiner

Another important aspect is trying to obtain the recordings in high-quality formats. Today I purchased volume 20 of the Gardiner from Amazon in MP3 format; I was able however to purchase full-resolution of Suzuki from HDTracks and Passionato on the BIS label. I like that HD Tracks included the album booklet in PDF format!
Lots of fodder for future reviews here. In the meantime, I'll look for Gardiner offered online in higher-resolution formats.
For what it's worth, the twentieth series in the Gardiner cycle was recorded in Nottinghamshire, at this church. A recent trend for me is to go look up where these places are where good recordings are made. Very nice interior on this one.